Linux - NewbieThis Linux forum is for members that are new to Linux.
Just starting out and have a question?
If it is not in the man pages or the how-to's this is the place!
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
God knows that "writing to FAT32" is a hot topic, and reasonably so. I haven't had my distro of linux long (I experimented with several over the summer, then fell back into an Xp groove) and I'm really frustrated by the fact that I cannont write to my FAT32 drive. I've read one message thread here and a couple elsewhere, and none have offered me a solution to my problem. The problem isn't that I can't write to my Fat32 drive (as i misquoted above), it's that I can't do it as anyone accept root. I have no clue how to solve this problem, I'm hoping some one can help, or direct me to somewhere that has an answer.
Secondly, Grub fails to boot Windows Xp for me when I want to. I have two harddrives: one for Xp, and then one for various files and Linux, with them being the master and slave drives respectively. So in my bios I have my computer set to boot my slave/linux drive first, and it loads grub fine. When I want to load windows however, I have to go into my bios and set my master drive to boot up first. Is there some reason why Grub won't let me boot my master drive without having to change my bios setup? It's as if it's telling me XP is horrid, and that I should only use linux.
For first q, add options in the /etc/fstab file for your FAT32 drive's line. If your line looked like this:
#<-this is for comments
#device mnt-point fs-type options dump pass
/dev/hdb1 /mnt/win vfat defaults 0 0
Change it to this:
/dev/hdb1 /mnt/win vfat auto,umask=0,uid=jankerz,gid=users 0 0
The 'umask=0' option sets liberal permissions on the FAT32, letting anyone to anything with it. 'uid=' makes 'jankerz' own the files on the FAT32, 'gid=' makes it also belong to the 'users' group. 'auto' mounts automatically on startup.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.